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A black and white photo of a large truck. Office of War Information Photograph

This C-130D Hercules aircraft of the 139th Tactical Airlift Squadron, is one of four that was used in Operation Volant DEW to airlift bulk fuel oil and cargo

A 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130E Hercules aircraft delivers supplies to a US Coast Guard station located on the island

Glider used to carry utility and service units. Shown at demonstration of equiment held by United States Army Air Forces. Cargo space is large enough to hold a jeep and six men or a 75mm pack Howitzer, with crew

CG-10A. This experimental glider was developed to explore the feasibility of carrying very large equipment. It has the largest cargo space of any glider and the largest payload. Note size of truck which has just driven out of glider. Shown at demonstration of equipment held by United States Army Air Forces

Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) personnel load equipment and supplies aboard a C-5A Galaxy transport aircraft from the 436th Military Airlift Wing based at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The Norfolk-based squadron is taking part in Operation INTENSE LOOK

An air-to-air front overhead view of an F-4G Wild Weasel Phantom II aircraft from the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing. The aircraft is armed with two AGM-45 Shrike missiles, outboard stations, and four CBU-58 cluster bombs, inboard stations

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 56th Rescue Squadron (RS), Naval Air Station (NAS) Keflavik, Iceland (ISL), prepares for aerial refueling from a Special Operations Combat Shadow MC-130P Hercules aircraft, from Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, during an evacuation mission at the US Embassy, in Monrovia, Liberia (LBR)

CG-4A glider used to carry utility and service units. It is also a standard troop carrier glider which has been used in every invasion from Sicily through Holland. It carries about 3,700 pounds or 15 fully equipped men. Note efficient assembly of service units in this picture

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Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a truck, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Allied invasion of Sicily, code-named Operation Husky, began before dawn on July 10, 1943, with combined air and sea landings involving 150,000 troops, 3,000 ships and 4,000 aircraft and 600 tanks. Allied troops encountered little resistance. The Axis defense of Sicily was weakened by losses the German and Italian armies had suffered in North Africa, in casualties as well as the several hundred thousand troops captured at the end of the campaign. On July 25, the day after Mussolini’s arrest, Italian troops began withdrawing from Sicily. As July turned to August, Patton, and Montgomery and their armies battled mostly against German troops pushing the Axis forces until most were trapped in a northeast corner of the island. After 38 days of fighting, the U.S. and Great Britain successfully drove German and Italian troops from the island. On August 17, 1943, Patton, expecting to fight one final battle, was surprised to learn that the enemy forces had disappeared. The battle for Sicily was complete, but German losses had not been severe, and the Allies’ failure to capture the fleeing Axis armies undermined their victory.

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01/01/1944
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Ehrlich, Pauline, photographer
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Sicily, 1943

The Allied Invasion of Sicily, Summer 1943.
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States ,  38.90719, -77.03687
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No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html

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[Close-up view of rudders and elevator of glider in front of the camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

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